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Wake Nature Preserves_Survey Timeline_1.30.08.xls


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Wake Nature Preserves_Survey Timeline_1.30.08.xls




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Wake County Nature Preserves Inventory Timeline: HERPS








NC Wildlife Action Plan Priority Species
 Best Time to Survey
 Best Technique*
 Habitat
 Likely to Occur in Wake?
SALAMANDERS



Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
 Jan-Mar (adults/eggs), Spring-Summer (larvae)
 coverboards, egg counts, dipnetting
 vernal pools and nearby uplands
 Y
Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)
 Sep-Nov (adults), Spring-Summer (larvae)
 coverboards, dipnetting
 vernal pools and nearby uplands
 Y
Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum)


N
Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
 Dec-Feb (adults/eggs)
 coverboards, egg counts, dipnetting
 vernal pools and nearby uplands
 Y (but only 1 known locality--Holly Springs)
Three Lined Salamander (Eurycea guttolineata)
 Spring and Fall
 coverboards, stream/seep surveys
 small streams and seeps
 Y
Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata)
 Spring and Fall
 coverboards, stream/seep surveys
 small streams and seeps
 N
Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
 Feb-Apr
 sphagnum surveys for females w/ egggs
 small streams,seeps, pools
 Y
Northern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus sensustriao)
 Spring and Fall
 coverboards, turning logs
 upland forests, floodplains
 Y





FROGS



Barking Treefrog (Hyla gratiosa)
 Spring and Summer
 PVC pipes, call surveys
 wetlands and nearby uplands
 Y
Northern Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)


N
Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrokii)
 Spring and Summer
 call surveys, pitfall traps
 vernal pools and nearby uplands
 Y





TURTLES



Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)
 Feb-May
 visual surveys
 vernal pools, wetland complexes
 Y
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)
 April-Oct
 visual surveys
 upland forest, floodplains
 Y
Bog Turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii)


N





SNAKES



Common Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauricus sauricus)
 Spring-Fall
 visual surveys
 lowland forest, wetlands
 Y
Northern Scarletsnake (Cemophora coccinea copei)
 Spring-Fall
 visual surveys
 upland forest
 Y
Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)


N
Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata)
 Spring-Fall
 tin cover, visual surveys
 upland forest
 Y
Broad-headed Skink (Eumeces laticeps)
 Spring-Fall
 tin cover, coverboards, pitfall traps, visual surveys
 upland forest, floodplains
 Y
Mole Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata)
 Spring-Fall
 tin cover, pitfall traps
 upland forest, floodplains
 Y
Scarlet Kingsnake (Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides)
 Spring-Fall
 tin cover, visual sureys (peeling bark)
 upland forest
 Y
Eastern Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus)
 Spring-Fall
 visual surveys (good luck!)
 upland forest
 Y
Pigmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius)


N
Eastern Smooth Earthsnake (Virginia valeriae valeriae)
 Spring-Fall
 coverboards, tin cover, pitfall traps
 upland forest, floodplains
 Y
Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula)
 Spring-Fall
 tin cover, visual surveys
 upland forest, floodplains
 Y
Eastern Hog-Nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
 Spring-Fall
 tin cover, visual surveys
 upland forest, floodplains
 Y






Spring-Fall=March-May and September-November
 *Pitfall traps with driftences will work for most of these species, but very time and labor-intensive